connective N2 common casualpolitewritten
その上 — moreover
その上 ・ そのうえ
Meaning
- moreover / on top of that / and what's more — adds a second point in the same direction as the first
Key sentence
この部屋は広い。その上、駅にも近い。
This room is spacious. On top of that, it's close to the station.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Sentence-initial (joining two sentences) | [A]。その上、[B]。 | 安い。その上、おいしい。 |
Examples
彼は遅刻した。その上、謝りもしなかった。
He was late. What's more, he didn't even apologize.
雪が降っていて、その上ひどく冷え込んでいた。
It was snowing, and on top of that, it was bitterly cold.
Easily confused with
しかも Near-synonyms. しかも often stresses that the added fact is striking or surprising ('and on top of that, no less'); その上 plainly piles one comparable point onto another. Both keep the same positive-or-negative direction. に加えて その上 connects two whole sentences as a discourse adverb; に加えて attaches to a noun inside one sentence (Nに加えて). Same 'in addition', different grammar.
Notes
- Both added points must point the same way — two good things or two bad things, not a good then a bad (use しかし for that). The に-marked その上に is interchangeable.
See その上 in real sentences
Jengo shows その上 the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.